On Friday, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) opened higher 0.03% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $33.61. Price fluctuations for KTOS have ranged from $16.71 to $34.83 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Industrials sector was 9.72%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 11.24% at the time writing. With a float of $147.44 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $151.02 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 3900 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 24.69%, operating margin of 3.38%, and the pretax margin is 2.67%.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Aerospace & Defense industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc is 2.40%, while institutional ownership is 86.82%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jan 15 ’25, was worth 49,950. In this transaction SVP & General Counsel of this company sold 1,500 shares at a rate of $33.30, taking the stock ownership to the 61,782 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jan 15 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,500 for $33.30, making the entire transaction worth $49,950.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) Recent Fiscal highlights
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.12 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 11.24% per share during the next fiscal year.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 2.61. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.51. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 668.30.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.10, a number that is poised to hit 0.10 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.58 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 2.65 million, its volume of 3.54 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 88.62%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.37.
During the past 100 days, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s (KTOS) raw stochastic average was set at 91.36%, which indicates a significant increase from 86.83% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 45.76% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 43.62% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $27.25, while its 200-day Moving Average is $22.77. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $34.37 in the near term. At $35.11, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $35.69. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $33.04, it is likely to go to the next support level at $32.45. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $31.71.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Key Stats
There are currently 151,074K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 5.08 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,037 M according to its annual income of -8,900 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 275,900 K and its income totaled 3,200 K.
